Village campaigners against HS2 and construction traffic are watching updates with interest

Now the political debate on whether the build costs are simply too high for the line linking London to the North to be extended is being monitored by councillors.

At the weekend the Government said it would not commit to carry on the line past Birmingham and Labour has said the plans will have to be reviewed before it will give any decision if it wins a future election.

In March, the Government announced that the construction of the Birmingham to Crewe leg of HS2 would be delayed by two years as part of cost-saving measures.

However work has already started to ready the roads around Woore for the impending HS2 construction work.

That construction traffic will travel through Shropshire to access HS2 work sites that are located in Staffordshire,

Chairman of Woore Parish Council, Councillor Michael Cowey said councillors were watching the debate unfold with interest.

"We are tracking the matter because it might possibly be good news for the Parish of Woore," he said.

"We have had similar debates and optimism regarding HS2 of the possibility of this project stopping at Birmingham in the six years of campaigning, so until we receive confirmation that the Government will not be funding this project past Birmingham we will continue to watch with interest."

Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak says it is pure speculation that the line north of Birmingham will never go ahead despite spiralling costs.

Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham says ditching the northern phase of HS2 would be a disaster of epic proportions for the region.

People in Woore have been campaigning against the rail line since 2017. Protestors say that 500 lorries a day could use the A525 and the A51 during the construction of the infrastructure and the rail line.